Originally Posted by DerbyDad03

I had to go to a Verizon store for an issue with my Droid. I got to talking to the CSR about the iPhone 5 and iOS 6 so I mentioned my AppleID issue to him.

He said to check the iCloud ID and the iTunes/App store ID to see what they are set for. He said that it's possible that the device backed itself up with my iTunes account and then used that ID when it restored everything after the upgrade.

I checked and the iCloud ID was still set to my wife's ID but the iTunes/App store was set to my iTunes ID. The CSR suggested that I sign out of my ID and sign back in with my wife's.

I did that and then went to the App store to download an app to see whose password it would ask for. Well, it didn't ask for *any* password! It just downloaded and installed the app.

Now it's not asking for a password to install or delete apps.

Is there a setting for that?

It's an iOS 6 feature. You don't have to used your password to download previously purchased or free apps.

Originally Posted by scifan57

It's an iOS 6 feature. You don't have to used your password to download previously purchased or free apps.

If that's true, then why did it ask for my password when I first downloaded Jasmine? If it hadn't asked for my password, I would never have known that the AppleID had changed.

I just downloaded Jasmine myself. This was my first download under iOS 6, and it does still require a password for new installations. Only updates are password free. I'm going digging in the Settings to see if this is switchable.

Doesn't appear to be switchable, so I am guessing that free apps still require a password under all circumstances. That's a relief, considering there's an iPod using my AppleID that's under the control of a gaming freak.

Back to your original question. When I updated iOS I had to input my AppleID and password as part of the setup process. Did you see this when you updated. I did mine through iTunes, not OTA, so there may be a difference.

Originally Posted by KevinJS

I just downloaded Jasmine myself. This was my first download under iOS 6, and it does still require a password for new installations. Only updates are password free. I'm going digging in the Settings to see if this is switchable.

Doesn't appear to be switchable, so I am guessing that free apps still require a password under all circumstances.

This is really weird. After I changed the AppleID in iTunes, I downloaded two random free apps via the App Store: i.TV and Talking Fred.

Neither of them required a password, which prompted my post asking about the lack of a password requirement. However, I just went back to the App Store and now it's asking for a password for anything I try to download.

Would you being willing to try those apps?

Hi there...I am going to move this to the Help Section for more attention.

Thanks!

Sure. I'll give them a pop and see what happens.


Password required on both of them.

Originally Posted by KevinJS

Was this a previously purchase? iOS6 no longer requires a password for these.

Haven't checked yet, but I believe free apps do not require a password either.

No, neither Jasmine, i.TV or Talkin Fred were previously "purchased" since they are free.

Jasmine was previously downloaded, right after the the upgrade to iOS 6. It required a password, but it was asking for a password from an AppleID that had never been used on the iPad before. That's what started this whole issue: the AppleID cahnged from my wife's AppleID to the one I use for iTunes on my PC after the iOS 6 upgrade.

Before changing the AppleID on the iPad I deleted Jasmine since the Verizon CSR said that it might be hard to update it if it was downloaded under a different AppleID than the one we want on the iPad. After I changed the AppleID back to my wife's, I downloaded Jasmine again but it didn't ask for a password.

I made the assumption that perhaps it didn't ask because it knew that Jasmine had been on the iPad previously, so I randomly searched for 2 more free apps just to see if they would require a password. I stumbled across i.TV and Talking Fred. Neither of them required a password.

Now I find that any free app that I try to download requires a password. I'm OK with that, I just don't understand the why different apps are acting differently and I really don't understand why the AppleID changed in the first place.

Originally Posted by KevinJS

Sure. I'll give them a pop and see what happens.


Password required on both of them.

I called the Verizon store about the Droid issue I am having and talked to the same guy that explained to me how to change the AppleID on the iPad. He was nice to ask if I had solved my iPad issue. I told him about the password issue and he said that he thinks - not 100% sure - that Apple extended the time window for password entry.

In other words, if you've entered a password for something, you'll be able to download more apps within a 15 minute (?) window without needing to reenter the password.

I'll have to play with this when I get home tonight.

Originally Posted by DerbyDad03

I called the Verizon store about the Droid issue I am having and talked to the same guy that explained to me how to change the AppleID on the iPad. He was nice to ask if I had solved my iPad issue. I told him about the password issue and he said that he thinks - not 100% sure - that Apple extended the time window for password entry.

In other words, if you've entered a password for something, you'll be able to download more apps within a 15 minute (?) window without needing to reenter the password.

I'll have to play with this when I get home tonight.

That's true. The fifteen minute window was introduced a while ago, with 5.1, I believe. I'd forgotten about that. When I tried the two free apps you mentioned, I cancelled when I was asked for my password, so the next download required the password too.

This exact thing happened to me when I upgraded, as well! My iTunes is now set to my son's account. He graciously shared his password with me, and I am trying to figure out how to change back to my (much less interesting) iTunes account. I, as well, am flummoxed as to how the heck this happened.

Originally Posted by DerbyDad03

The upgrade was done OTA. When I went into the App Store this weekend i got a message that the upgrade to iOS6 was ready to install. When I said OK, it asked me to enter the password. I entered the password for my wife's AppleID.

The iPad has not been connected to the PC for over a month and I've downloaded apps using my wife's AppleID password since then.

It was only after the upgrade, when I tried to download Jasmine to replace YouTube, that it wouldn't accept the password. After it failed 3 times, the iPad popped up a message asking if i wanted the password reset sent to *my* email address, the one I use for iTunes. Once I saw that, I decided to try the password for that email address and it worked.

When I checked the AppleID under settings, it was set to the iTunes email address, not my wife's AppleID.

I don't get it.